Retirees Association

Obituaries

James Arehart
Jul 12, 2021
A veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve, Jim worked at NCR until 1976. He retired as the Instrument Shop Supervisor from the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science in 1999. He died on July 9, 2021.
Carolyn Burris
Jun 19, 2021
Carolyn spent most of her 30-plus years at Kettering Medical Center in the Medical Education Department guiding surgical residents during their on boarding and training process. She retired in April 2018 and passed away on June 11, 2021.
Edward Dalton
Jun 1, 2021
Ed was a devoted family man. He loved nature and being outdoors. Ed enjoyed riding his motorcycle and traveling. He died on May 26, 2021.
memorial candle
May 15, 2021
Raymond Russ received his B.S. in business and M.S. in psychology at Wright State University, where he was employed as assistant director of purchasing and purchasing agent until he retired in 1993. He died on May 13, 2021.
Ruth-Hameyer-King
May 14, 2021
Ruth’s involvements were varied: Gourmet Club, Better Health Co-op, gardening, mystery novels, professional conferences and, eventually, European travel, as she was the first Wright State professor to take students abroad for workshops. Her creativity flourished in classrooms as she understood the value and necessity of gently moving people out of their comfort zones to expand their thinking. She died May 10, 2021.
memorial candle
Apr 20, 2021
Lois E. Wamsley retired from Wright State University in 1993 and was a founding member of the Wright State University Retirees Association. She died on April 9, 2021.
Donna Courtney
Mar 22, 2021
Donna Courtney was Coordinator of Business Education and Vocational Education and director of the Workforce Education Center in the Department of Educational Leadership. She died on March 14, 2021.
Tommy Roush
Mar 6, 2021
Tommy was a loving husband, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend, and a United States Air Force veteran. Tommy is going to be greatly missed by all who knew him. He died on March 3, 2021.
Robert J Luby
Mar 4, 2021
Robert Luby spent 33 years in Piqua City Schools as a teacher, administrator and coach, including 30 years teaching at Bennett Junior High School and serving as principal at Bennett for 13 years. Following his retirement, he was employed by Wright State University as a supervisor of student teachers and an instructor for nine years. He died on Feb. 19, 2021.
Jerome lemens
Jan 26, 2021
As a faculty member at Indiana University and for 22 years at Wright State University, Jerome Clemens taught physical geography and climatology, holding an emeritus professorship upon retirement from WSU. He died on Jan. 15, 2021.

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